For an alternate viewpoint, see “Counterpoint: The Party’s Over for Political Conventions.” The consensus that conventions are an anachronism, a leftover historical relic that no longer matters, is credible, increasingly widespread — and wrong. Conventions don’t decide the nominee anymore, but they can be decisive or influential in shaping national politics. First, conventions can shape […]
Author Archives: Robert M. Shrum
Robert M. Shrum is the director of the Center for the Political Future at the University of Southern California Dornsife and a veteran Democratic political operative who worked on presidential campaigns from George McGovern to John Kerry. He wrote this for insideSources.com.
